Digital Video and Audio
36 hours
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit introduces students to digital video and audio production strategies and practices. This unit is designed to progressively build knowledge and practical skills related to the planning, capturing, editing and publishing of digital audio and video content
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Understand and implement basic planning and narrative strategies
- Analyse and interpret picture and sound relationships, audio and visual cues
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of audio and video production theory, tools and techniques
- Demonstrate competence in the editing of video and audio in a digital software environment
- Create and publish media content for online platforms
- Develop an understanding of the synergies between media theory and practice
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Activities Various | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| TOTAL | 144 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Group | 35% | 1,2,4,6 |
| Assignment | Individual | 25% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Assignment | Group | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Use industry-based software to produce a series of short media projects
- Introduction to editing principles and digital media production/post-production techniques
- Planning strategies and techniques relevant to media content production
- Audio and video capture, editing and publishing for online platforms
- Analyse and discuss relevant media theory and texts
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.